Why am I giving up breastfeeding? Because I want to! It’s time consuming, it means I get to bed late and I get less sleep. I don’t like the feel of their teeth on my skin. They throw it up and demand a bottle after anyway. They have lost interest – they would rather smile […]
Breastmilk
Maternity to Neonatal – We all fall down
This is the concluding part of my birth story, following on from HELLP Syndrome Part One and Part Two… The maternity ward was quite a shock to the system. After having five whole days constantly with a midwife every second of every day and night, and having not been capable of doing much at all for myself, […]
HELLP Syndrome Part 2
Following on from HELLP Syndrome Part 1 (This is part 3 of The Gory Birth Story!) Whilst I’m not entirely sure what day I had the first blood transfusion (I think it was day three), I remember the panic surrounding it. Doctors, anaesthetists, consultants and numerous midwives kept coming in to ask me questions and […]